First bankers, now cars makers Options

[Andy Capp]

In this alleged free market economy, people should be going to gaol.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34322016

[je suis Charlie]

In this alleged free market economy, people should be going to gaol.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34322016

Car manufacturers have always massaged their emissions / consumption data, nothing to see here, move along please.

[Andy Capp]

Car manufacturers have always massaged their emissions / consumption data, nothing to see here, move along please.

Of course there's something to see here: this is corporate fraud.

[je suis Charlie]

Of course there's something to see here: this is corporate fraud.

Why? Is your VW not the car it was last week? The fact is that the US regulatory body set VW a test, which they passed, which every manufacturer passed. Its merely VW who have been held up as the whipping boy, just wait to see who else gets caught up in this. Its like an not, just cos its OK now doesn't mean it's OK when it drives down the road.

[motormad]

Why? Is your VW not the car it was last week? The fact is that the US regulatory body set VW a test, which they passed, which every manufacturer passed. Its merely VW who have been held up as the whipping boy, just wait to see who else gets caught up in this. Its like an not, just cos its OK now doesn't mean it's OK when it drives down the road.

I agree.
I don't think this matters one bit to consumers (it certainly wouldn't bother me).
A lot of cars have lean burn routines written into the ECU


It makes me laugh.

There is a HUGE diesel tuning scene in America.
Mainly for massive American Pickups, Ford F150s, Dodge Rams, and so on.

Nothing seems to be done about these?



Just an easy target.